Thinking about putting a scope on my Taurus M44 .44 mag with a 8 3/8" barrel. The barrel is ported and my gun dealer is recommending a Bushnell Elite 2x6x-32. Recommends it over a similar Burris. Leopold would be a step up but would be more. He has one for $300 and says he runs the same scope on his 460 with no problems.

Anybody have any experience with this scope on a .44mag or larger recoiling gun? I'll be looking to use this for deer and target shooting.

Have you though about a quality red dot for hunting . Quicker on target in real field conditions and still from a rest capable for tight 100 yards groups. You might be pushing the 300+ dollars for some of the better sights but worked for me for 20 years on a 357 and now a new-er burris 135 speed dot on my 44mag.
Mount has the be drilled and tapped but a great mount- http://jackweigand.com/tngsvr.html